Combing brushes



Oct. 5, 1965 WEBER 3,209,386

COMBING BRUSHES Filed June 25, 1963 FIG Will!!! u MMMHMHWW 1 FIGS I FIG. 4 H B & x nmwrrmnmumunumuwg lw lgmnwm y/muu 25 BY W d M ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,209,386 COMBING BRUSHES Michel Weber, Rue Alphonse Bordereau, Chelles, France Filed June 25, 1963, Ser. No. 290,398 Claims priority, application France, June 27, 1962,

902,089, Patent 1,334,462

1 Claim. (Cl. -344) The preesnt invention has for its object improvements in combing brushes, that is to say in units which are made up of a brush proper and a comb which are so arranged as to work conjointly with each other on human hair or on the coats of animals.

In accordance with one of the essential improvements of the invention, the combing brush is characterized in that the teeth of the comb are arranged in a number of rows, the teeth of the first row at least being wide and spaced at distant intervals whilst the teeth of the following row or rows are set closer together.

It is advantageous to ensure that, after the first row consisting of wedge-shaped teeth which initiate the combing action by parting the hair or fur both freely and without effort, provision is made for several additional rows of teeth, the teeth of said rows being set at progressively closer intervals as the rows are located at a .greater distance from the first and preferably set in staggered relation, thus completing the combing action in a progressive manner.

The combing brush can be provided with a rotary fan which permits of the suction, through apertures arranged between the brush element and comb element, of dust particles and other impurities which are retained in the hair or fur. By reversing the direction of rotation, the fan can be employed for the purpose of blowing hot or cold air or else for the purpose of projecting a suitable product.

Without any limitation being implied, two forms of embodiment of the object of the invention have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 s a longitudinal sectional view of a suction combing brush taken along the line II of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the combing brush of FIG. 1, looking on both the brush and the comb;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III- III of FIG. 2, and

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view which is similar to FIG. 3, but showing a combing brush which is not provided with suction means.

In the example of FIGS. 1 to 3, the combing-brush body is designated by the reference numeral 1. The sole-piece 2 carries the brush 3 and the comb 4, the teeth of which are set in a plate 5 through which are formed passages 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The said passages communicate with a chamber 11 which is formed in the thickness of the sole-piece 2. The chamber 11 communicates with the rotary fan through the opening 12.

The rotary fan is designated by the reference 13 and the fan motor has the reference 14. The said motor is supplied with current through the electric lead-in wire 24. The .fan rotates inside the fan casing 15 which is provided with an extended portion in the form of a blast pipe 16. A bag of woven fabric which is pervious to air and to which has been given the reference 17 is secured to the end of the blast pipe 16. The dust particles which are sucked up through the passages 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 by the fan 13 are discharged and retained in the bag 17. The air which is sucked in by the fan escapes through the opening 18 which is formed in the body 1.

The brush is mounted directly on the sole-piece 2. The comb is constituted by the rows of teeth 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. The teeth of the row 23 which are set along that edge which is opposite to the brush are wide, spaced at distant intervals and so disposed as to engage first in the hair.

The operation of the combing brush which has just been described is as follows:

The wedge-shaped teeth 23 initiate the combing action by parting the hair freely, and the following rows of teeth 22, 21, 20 and 19 which are set in staggered relation complete the combing action in a progressive manner.

The brush 3 which is disposed to the rear of the comb 4 then follows but in the same movement so as to smooth the hair or fur and close the furrow left by the passing of the comb.

Dust-particles are sucked up in the manner which has been explained above.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited in any sense to the constructional details which have been illustrated or described and which have been given solely by way of example. It accordingly follows in particular that the passages which are intended, in principle, for the purpose of sucking dust particles, can also be designed to produce a pufiing-up effect by ventilation of the hair as a whole; that provision can be made for equipment which makes it possible to reverse the direction of rotation of the fan and to make use of the passages for the purpose of blowing either hot or cold air into the hair during the brushing operation either in order to puff up the hair or to dry the hair; and that the rotary fan can be employed for the purpose of projecting into the hair a treatment product (ga-s, powder or liquid) contained in a reservoir which is either incorporated with the combing brush or not, but which communicates with the fan suction pipe; that, in the case in which the combing brush is employed for the purpose of projecting a treatment product into the hair, the electric rotary-fan can be replaced by a squeeze-bulb or flexible reservoir which contains the product and which can be squeezed while holding the combing brush so as to project the product through the passages. The reservoir can also contain the product under pressure, the said product being accordingly released by the action of a valve which is operated while the brushing operation is in progress; that provision can be made for a handle which is designed to be held in the left hand, or else for a central handle which is designed to be held in either hand.

What I claim is:

In a combing brush of the type comprising a frame, a brush and a comb mounted on said frame, and having teeth arranged in at least three parallel rows, the teeth of the front row being wide and largely spaced from one another and having a V-shaped leading edge and the 3 4 teeth of the following rows being set in staggered rela- 2,616,120 11/52 Erling 15-402 tion and at progressively closer intervals as the rows 2,655,925 10/53 Ulvad 132-137 are located at a greater distance from said front row, 2,665,445 1/54 Foerstel et a1. 15-344 and a suction mechanism in said frame with an inlet therefor adjacent the base of said teeth. 5 FOREIGN PATENTS 762,319 1/34 France. References Cited by the Examiner 950,461 10/56 Germany UNITED STATES PATENTS SUSS W- Primary Examzner. 2,205,200 6/40 Huppert 132-l42 X 10 WALTER A. SCHEEL, Examiner.

2,383,967 9/45 Hernon 132-120 X 

